How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful by Florence + the Machine (Record, 2015)

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Florence + the Machine

2010s

Record

2015

Import, Studio Recording

How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful

Album

Pop, Alternative, Rock

"Overflowing with stately songwriting and lyrical craftsmanship, HOW BIG, HOW BLUE, HOW BEAUTIFUL makes for a restrained but joyful return...", "She hasn't stripped all the ornamentation from her cathedral of sound and become a folky confessional songwriter. But she is resorting less to abstract, lofty imagery and speaking with a more frank immediacy.", 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "The tension makes for a sexy record that sticks to some familiar themes: a woman wrestling with lovers and emotions, often with biblical allusions, liquid-courage assists and a near-violent intensity.", "Her Voice Remains a Galactic Force Capable of Swallowing Entire Planets Whole.", "Welch finds clever ways to enrich her bewitching blend of alt-pop, soul and art-rock—wringing out her usual quota of widescreen melodrama, but without the overwrought theatricality that dragged down much of her previous work."

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Florence Welch's third studio long-player finds the English songtress dialing back and looking inward.

England